Crane vehicle – aiming high with a truck

A crane vehicle is also called mobile crane. It is a truck which is fitted with a mobile jib crane. The crane is located on wheels or crawler tracks.
Generally are crane vehicles applied on construction sites and in heavy haulage. These are mostly used when the application of a stationary crane is not possible. Mobile cranes are utilized in building construction, bridge construction, building of power plants, wind energy plants and in the installation of concrete components. Furthermore are crane vehicles applied in rescues of people in train and car accidents. Smaller crane vehicles are used for the renovation of roofs, chimney works, solar installations and tree works.
Using a crane vehicle requires a concrete planning. The crane driver needs all information about the journey and operating conditions. It is important that no buildings, trees and objects disturb the movement of the crane. Also the subsoil needs to be stable for carrying the weight of the crane.

There are different kinds of cranes. Truck cranes are not suitable for off-road applications but more for streets. For all-terrain works are rough-terrain-cranes suitable. Furthermore there are all-terrain-cranes which are suitable for streets and for off-road. All these cranes are fitted with a hydraulic telescopic crane. Vehicles on public roads must not carry more than 12 t per axle, that is why the crane is only permitted to carry 50 t payload. The counterbalance parts, which stabilize the vehicle have to be transported on separate trucks.
If you need a crane vehicle you have the choice between renting and buying a mobile crane. To rent a crane is useful when you need the vehicle only one or for a short time period. For a sustainable use it is economically it makes more sense to buy a crane vehicle.
Well-known manufacturers of crane vehicles are Liebherr, Gottwald and Demag. Also the biggest crane vehicle comes from Liebherr. The LTM 1750-9.1 was presented in January 2012. The vehicle has 9 axles so that the vehicle is able to drive on public streets. This crane vehicle reaches 154 m.

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